What's the crime rate against Americans and other expats in Granada, Nicaragua?

The crime rate against expats is very low in Granada Nicaragua compared to the crimes Nicas inflict against one another.  I have had the same cell phone for two years but our maid has lost two to pick pockets on the city bus in the last year.

 

I have had the same bicycle but my carpenter has lost his bike  and two cell phones in the last three years.

 

That isn't to say that we as expats and tourists aren't targets. We have so much...

The crime rate against expats is very low in Granada Nicaragua compared to the crimes Nicas inflict against one another.  I have had the same cell phone for two years but our maid has lost two to pick pockets on the city bus in the last year.

 

I have had the same bicycle but my carpenter has lost his bike  and two cell phones in the last three years.

 

That isn't to say that we as expats and tourists aren't targets. We have so much in comparison and we have the means to replace the lost items so there is little  remorse. Petty theft is happening but definitely not rampant.  

 

I have had a pig stolen from my farm- I hope they had a great holiday feast with it.

 

We have to remember it is only stuff and stuff we can live without.  Crimes against us that ends in violence is almost unheard of so the issue of safety is a non-issue for the most part.

The crime rate against Americans in Granada, Nicaragua is exactly the same as it is for anyone else.  Your chances of being a victim of a crime increases in Granada as a result of you going to creepy or isolated neighborhoods, at night, showing off that you have a lot of material possessions, if you leave your doors open or your wallet on a table, etc., not as a result of your nationality.  Americans are not targeted for crime in Granada.  A native Nicaraguan doing exactly...

The crime rate against Americans in Granada, Nicaragua is exactly the same as it is for anyone else.  Your chances of being a victim of a crime increases in Granada as a result of you going to creepy or isolated neighborhoods, at night, showing off that you have a lot of material possessions, if you leave your doors open or your wallet on a table, etc., not as a result of your nationality.  Americans are not targeted for crime in Granada.  A native Nicaraguan doing exactly the same thing as an American would have the same result.
 
(For a fuller discussion of safety in Granada, please see my answer to “Is Granada, Nicaragua safe?” on this website.)